Thursday, 2 July 2015

Picket for the preservation of the Clairwood Racecourse Property at Greyville Racecourse on Durban July

Picket for the Preservation of the Clairwood Racecourse Property at Greyville
Racecourse on Durban July

Save our Green Lung

Gold
Circle has a lot to answer in regards to the sale of the Clairwood racecourse
our only green lung in pursuit of greed before people. The executive of Gold
Circle made deals without any consultation and concerns of how this sale would
affect the lives of the people of south Durban who have for years supported
horse racing and the use of the Clairwood Racecourse. This is a slap in the
face of the people who have spent their hard earned money to enjoy the
entertainment of horse racing for many years and thereby making many
millionaires even richer.

The
Clairwood Racecourse Action Committee will be hosting a picket at the Greyville
Racecourse to represent the concerns of the community about the development of
the Clairwood Racecourse property into a logistics and trucking facility. The
development of the property will increase the amount of trucks in the area to
2,000 per hour, increasing the emissions and the threat of accidents too many
who commute daily on these roads, especially school going kids from various
areas who walk through these areas and gather for their transport.

The
motive to picket at the Greyville Racecourse amongst many other are raising
awareness of the issue and highlighting the concerns of the community, it is to
alsotarget Gold Circle who sold the
property to Capital Property Fund who plan on turning the site into a logistics
park catering for port related activities. We want to express our
disappointment and anger to Gold Circle and also to bring this issue to the attention
of a broader audience.